Waterproof shoe



No v. 18,1930. A, ONT 1,782,136

WATERPROOF SHOE Filed March 5;- 1930 INVENTOR. firm Gsorzt ATTORNEY Patented-Nov. 18, 1 930 ARON oson'r, or CORAOZPOLISQ PENNSYLVANIA wATEnrRoor SHOE I Application filed. March 5,

" This invention'relates tonew and useful improvements in a waterproof shoe.

The inventionhas for an ob ect the provision of a device of-theclass mentioned which 5 is of simple durable construction, dependable 7 cost.

portion and held in place at the bottom on 7 tightening of. said lace.

' closure member Flg. 5 1s a fragmentary enlargedperspec- I view taken on the in use and elficien't in action, andwhich can v be manufactured and sold at a reasonable The invention proof shoe upper structure; said shoe upper structure comprising a vamp portion connected with an ankle portion having an opening extending from the vamp portion to the $15 top ofthe ankle ,portion, eyelets thru apertures along the opposite sides of said openingand formed lace tliru said holes, a waterproof closure member behind the opening in-said ankle said lace,-andpointed prongs dernountably engaged in said bayonet slots and engageable against the sides of said closure memberto hold it in place against ones footupon a Y For further comprehension of the invention of, reference will be had to the following .description and accompanying drawings, and

I 30 to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are moreparticularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a shoe "constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is afront elevation al View Fig. 3 is 'a longitudinal verticalsectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

F igi 4 is aiff-ront elevational View of the per se, used inthe device.

tive inside view of a portlon of the ankle por tion of the shoe upper immediately adjacent the opening. 1

Fig. 6. is an line 66of Fig. 5. The waterproof shoe. consists of a waterproof sole and heelstructurejlO connected with a waterproof shoe/upper structure11',

proposes a waterproof sole' 1 and heel structure connected With-a waterwith bayonet slots a ,shoe' and of the objects and advantages thereof Fig. 1.;

enlarged vertical sectional 1930. Serial No. 43 3,238.

said shoe upper 11- comprising avamp por- 17 101112 connected having an opening p 14' extending from the vamp portion to the top of ;the ankle porwith an ankleportion 13 tion permittingengaging of the shoe upon ones foot, eyelets 15 thru apertures along the opposite sides to the said opening. 14, and

formed with bayonet slots 16, a lace 17 thru said eyelets 15 18 behind the tion and heldin a waterproof closure member opening 14 in said ankle porplace at. the bottom on said lace 17 and pointed prongs 19 demountably I engaging said bay 'ableagainst the 18 atits sides'to an outersole 20 at v and the bottom ed engages between, fment Y may. be accomplished by endless stitches, gluing or the like.

onet slots 16 and engagece of said closure member hold itin place againstones foot upon a tightening of the lace 17. The sole and heel structure 10 consists of tached' to an inner sole 21 ges of said shoe upper 11 these soles. The. attach- A- heel 22 concludes the sole and heel structure and is attached upon the heel portion of the sole 10.

. Theshoe upper structure 11 vmaterial 23, a stiff heel vamp lining 25.

consists of outer piece 24 and a soft Preferably'the vamp portion 12 should be integral with the ankle portion of the shoe as shown on the drawing, insuring a water tight connection between ankle portion 11 should be to extend above ones ankle encircle the leg.

.fianges 26 joined by these parts. The ofsufiicient height The eyelets l5 have'end shank portions 27. 7 Edge strips 28 are arranged along the edges of theopening 14 and areheld in place by the eyelets 15.

Each of the bayonet slots 16 consists of a base, slot neeted on the shank 27, th wards through the portion29 on the'shank 27 con with-inwardly inclined slots 30 also ese portions extending upinside flange 26 of the eyelet so thatthe base portion 29 remains the same size while the to vp011 stantially U ofthetprongs are e tion 29 of the bay slots 30 incline outwardly positions as indicated by the dotted lines'3 1 in Fig. 6. The

ntedprongs 19.are of suband to completely shape so that the base portion ngageable in the base poronet slot and the arms in i and the :right'is reserved to all changes and modlfications'coming w thin thescopeof the v invention as defined in the appended claims.

the arms of the bayonet slot. The prongs have an outward spring so that they must be compressed when engaged in the bayonet slots and thereafter assume spread positions to maintain their positions. To permit the prongs to pass beyond the shank 27, the sides of the holes in said member 28 adjacent to the slotsin the eyelets are cutaway; The pointed ends of the prongs project slightly and are engageable against the edges of the closure member 18. In iFigrfi this closure member is indicated'by'dot and'dash lines.

The edges of the closure member are em; bossed with ridges so as to form roughened portions. At the bottom the closure member is formed with an aperture 3 L thru which, the lace 17 passes. One end of the'lace is formed 'with'a knot so that when the lace is'd'rawn )tight, the bottom of the closure member is urged firmly against the shoe upper. Preferably the bottom end ofthe closure nember should be small andthe top end larger,- as

' illustrated in Fig.4. The shoe lace 17 should preferably be of leather and extend thru each of the eyelets so that atits free end it may be formed with a knot 36'to hold the shoe in its lacedclosed position.

The knot 36 may be opened and the shoe upper spread for engaging the shoe upon one s foot. Then the lacemay be tightly drawn for tightening the shoe upper upon I the foot and then the'knot 36 againli ormed.

When the lace is tightened, eachof the'prongs 19 engage against'the closure member 18 for vholding it as placed and preventing it from sliding-downwards sons to expose the opening 14. A structure 1s thus provided in whlch all parts are waterproof and the closure18 serves to prevent the "free passage of water thru the opening 14. If the wearer so elects, he may remove the prongs 19' or replace any of the prongs with ones of different lengths.

\Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it .is

b to be understood that 'I donot limit myself tothe precise construction herein disclosed Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secureby United States Letters Patent is 1. A waterproof shoe, comprising a waterproof sole and heel structure connected with a waterproof shoe upper structure, said shoe upper comprising vamp'portioii connected with an ankle portion having an opening extendingfromthevamp portion to the top of the ankle'portion, eyelets thru apertures along the opposite sides of said openings and formed with bayonet slots, a shoe lace thru said eyelets, a Waterproof closure member behind the opening in 'said ankle portion and held inplace at the bottom on said lace, and prongs demountablyengaged in saidbayonet slots and engageable against the face of said closure member to hold it in place against ones foot upon a tightening of said lace.

2. A waterproof shoe, comprising a waterproof sole and heel structure connected with a waterproofshoe upper structure, said shoe upper comprising a vamp portion connected with an ankle portion having an opening extending from the vamp portion to the top of the ankle portion, eyelets thru apertures along the opposite sides of said openings and foin'ied with bayonet slots, a shoe lace thru said. eyelets, a waterproof closure member behind the opening in said ankle portion and held in place at the bottom on said lace, and prongs deinountably engaged 111 sa d bar slots and engageable against the face ol pro-oil sole and heel structure connected with a waterproof shoe upper structure, said shoe upper comprising a vamp portion connected with an ankle portion having an opening extending from the vamp portion to the top otthe ankle portion, eyelets thru apertures along the'oppositesides of said openings and formed with bayonet slots, a' shoe lace thru said eyelets, a waterproof closure member 'Jehind the opening in said ankle portion and held in place at the bottom on said lace, and prongs demountably engaged in said bayonet slots and engageable against the face of said closure member to hold it in place against ones toot upon a tightening of said lace, each of said bayonet slots consist of a base portion connected with inwardly inclined slot portions on the inside diameter of the eyelet and extending upwardly and connected with outwardly inclined slot portions at a short distance from the inside diameter of the eyelet, said prongs being of substzultially U shape andspringy so as to maintain their positions when engaged in said bayonet slot.

at. A waterproof shoe, comprising a waterproof sole and heel structure coni iected with waterproof shoe upper structure, said shoe upper omprising a vamp portion connected with an ankle portion having an opening tending from the vamp portion to the top of the ankle portion, eyelets thru apertures along the opposite sides of said openings and formed with bayonet slots, shoe lace thru said eyelets, a waterproof closure member behind-the opening in said ankle portion and held n place at the bottom on said lace, and prongs demountably engaged in said bayonet slots and engageableagainst the face of said c1 )sl.11o11'1e111be1 to hold it in place against" ones foot upon a tightening of said lace, the edges of Stud closure member belng embossed to form roughenedpol'tionsto receive the said pointed prongs; x

In testimony whereof I' have afiixed my Signature.

. ARON CSONT. 

